Cory on the Birds of tlic West Indies. I 8 I 



Genus Chrysotis Swains. 

 Ckrysofis "Swainson, Zool. Journ. 1S37." 



Chrysotis sallsei Scl. 



''Psii/actis IcucocefJialusf Gmel. Syst. Nat. I, p. 338 (17SS)." 



Chrysotis sallcei Scl. P. Z. S. 1857, p. 224; ib. Cat. Am. Bds. p. 353 (1862). 



—Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 113 (1873).— Cory, Bds. 



Haiti & San Domingo, p. 115 (1S85) ; ib. List Bds. W. I. p. 20 



(1885). 

 Amazona sallcsi ScuhEG. Mus. Pays-Bas, Psitt. p. 58 (1864). 

 Psittacus (C/irysotis) sallcei BRYAST,Pr. Best. See. Nat. Hist. XI, p. 96 



(1S66). 

 Chrysotis ventralis Gray, Handl. Bds. II, p. 164 (1870). 

 Chrysotis sallei Cory, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, VII, p. 154 (iSSi). 



Sp. Char. Male: — General plumage green; forehead -white, extending in 

 front of the eye ; top of head blue, narrowly tipped with black; a 

 patch of black on the cheeks ; abdomen and basal half of tail-feathers 

 crimson, wanting upon the outer web of the outer tail-feather; 

 thighs pale blue in very adult birds, in most specimens green, the 

 blue being scarcely perceptible; primaries and secondaries dark 

 blue on the outer webs ; inner webs dark brown ; a small patch of 

 red on the throat, which does not appear to be constant. 



The sexes are apparently similar. 



Length, IQ.50; wing, 8; tail, 4.50; tarsus, .60. 

 Habitat. Haiti and San Domingo. 



Chrysotis vittata (Bodd.). 



Psittacus vittattts Bodd. Tabl. PI. d' Aub. p. 49 (17S3).— Gray, Gen. Bds. 

 II, No. 24 (1844-49).— SuNDEV. Oefv. K. Vet. Akad. For. 1869, p. 



599- 

 Psittacus dominicctisis Gmel. Syst. Nat. I, p. 343 (1788). — Vieill. Enc. 



Meth. p. 1375.— Wagl. Mon. Psitt. p. 597 (1832). 

 Psittacus IcHcocephalus Kuhl, Consp. p. 80 (1821). 

 Chrysotis dominice/isis Bp. Rev. Mag. Zool. 1854, p. 151. 

 Chrysotis vittata Scl. P. Z. S. 1857, p. 224.— Gray, List Psitt. p. 83 



(1859).— FiNSCH, ^i^ Papag. Mon. Bearb. II, p. 515 (1867).— Gray, 



Handl. Bds. II, p. 165 (1S70).— Scl. & Salv. Noni. Avium Neotr. 



p. 113 (1873).— Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 20 (18S5). 

 Amazona vittata Schleg. Mus. Pays-Bas, Psilt. p. 58 (1S64). 

 Chrysotis vittatus'YiXW.OR, Ibis, 1864, p. 171.— Gundl. J. f. O. 1S74, p. 



312; ib. Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. VII, p. 228 (1878). 

 Chrysotis Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. X, p. 256 (1S66). 



